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Ageing stars are surprisingly efficient at destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, suggests a new study by Dr Edward Bryant @embryantastro.bsky.social and Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social looking at nearly half a million post-main sequence stars using NASA's TESS satellite
Ageing stars may be destroying their closest planets
Ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, according to a new study by astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ageing stars are surprisingly efficient at destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, suggests a new study by Dr Edward Bryant @embryantastro.bsky.social and Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social looking at nearly half a million post-main sequence stars using NASA's TESS satellite
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A study led by CPS colleagues Dr Ed Bryant (now @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social) and Associate Professor in Exoplanets, Dr Vincent Van Eylen at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory @uclmaps.bsky.social ☀️🪐
Well, a @ucl.ac.uk and @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests it's not good news for Jupiter and Saturn. 🪐
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Read more at: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Ageing stars may be destroying their closest planets
Ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, new research shows – offering a glimpse into the possible fate of the likes of Jupiter a...
ras.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A study led by CPS colleagues Dr Ed Bryant (now @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social) and Associate Professor in Exoplanets, Dr Vincent Van Eylen at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory @uclmaps.bsky.social ☀️🪐
The ageing of host stars can be catastrophic for planets!
Our new research into this planet population shows that the evolution of stars causes giant planets to spiral into their host stars and be destroyed.
Check out the press release below and paper (published in MNRAS today!) for more
Our new research into this planet population shows that the evolution of stars causes giant planets to spiral into their host stars and be destroyed.
Check out the press release below and paper (published in MNRAS today!) for more
🚨New research alert🚨
Ever wondered what might happen to Earth and the other planets in our solar system when the Sun becomes a red giant in 5 billion years? ☀️🔴
Ever wondered what might happen to Earth and the other planets in our solar system when the Sun becomes a red giant in 5 billion years? ☀️🔴
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The ageing of host stars can be catastrophic for planets!
Our new research into this planet population shows that the evolution of stars causes giant planets to spiral into their host stars and be destroyed.
Check out the press release below and paper (published in MNRAS today!) for more
Our new research into this planet population shows that the evolution of stars causes giant planets to spiral into their host stars and be destroyed.
Check out the press release below and paper (published in MNRAS today!) for more